Contributed by Ben
"I visited my current college in Maine and both arriving and
departing had to wait for over 4 hours for a flight. When i
arrived I found the main waiting area on the second floor. Very
roomy and nice chairs to rest in. Even though it is a small air
port i found out that since it used to be an Air Force base it is
an international airport and the last stop for Soldiers deploying
over seas. After waiting for 2 hours in a room that you could hear
a pin drop i heard applause and noticed that there was an entire
plane of us soldiers arriving for a 3 hour layover. The entire
place went from dead quite to an active barracks in five minutes. Business
boomed in the small restaurant that has great clam chowder and
lobster rolls. I joined the soldiers outside for a smoke and
talked to them very cheery guys considering where they were
headed. It was also funny to watch them drop off one by one as
they couldn't handle the cold of Maine in the middle of winter. To
give you an idea there was ice on the walls and if you rubbed a
coin in your hands you could stick it in the ice and get it stuck.
The airport was very safe especially with 100 troops inside, the
only run in i had with security was when i left my bag at my chair
to go to the bathroom when i got back the entire force ( 3 guys)
was looking at it i got scolded and told not to do it again. I
didnt sleep in the airport but if i had to i wouldn't think once
about it very clean, quiet, and safe."
Donna's Faves
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by an Airport Employee